BRUNSWICK — Future Police Department requests for surplus military equipment will have to be approved by the Town Council. “My intention is to take these requests to the council for review, especially when they are significant,” Town Manager John Eldridge said this week. Since 2008, the department has received more than $120,000 worth of weapons, sights, […]
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Lawsuit concern delays Brunswick Landing improvement funds
BRUNSWICK — A dispute with town government has delayed infrastructure improvements planned at Brunswick Landing by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority. At issue is more than half a million dollars from Tax Increment Financing districts at Brunswick Landing and the Brunswick Executive Airport, held in a reserve account by the town. MRRA plans to use the […]
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Cape Elizabeth Bottle Shed sorting solution comes up empty
CAPE ELIZABETH — A new sorting system at the Bottle Shed has been delayed because the contractor, which may be replaced, was unprepared for the January start-up. The Town Council in December approved a proposal from Town Manager Mike McGovern for a vendor to sort bottles off-site, instead of having volunteers sort in the donation […]
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Refinements all around at South Portland High School
SOUTH PORTLAND — On Monday morning, the nearly 900 students who attend South Portland High School were greeted with the completed version of the new 300,000-square-foot building, and more than just new and updated spaces. Construction of the $47.3 million project took place over a two-year period and was divided into two phases, so students and […]
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Cape Elizabeth Recycling Center traffic changes to take effect Jan. 21
CAPE ELIZABETH — A new traffic pattern with no backing up will go into effect Jan. 21 at the Recycling Center, after the Town Council on Monday discussed the plan and made no changes. The new pattern, which includes four diagonal parking spaces outside of the trash compacter building, was suggested by consultants from Woodard […]
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Bath losing 1 independent bookstore, gaining another
BATH — When she opens her bookstore next month on Front Street, Julie Shea wants her customers to feel free to share their stories. Shea’s own story of how she and her husband, Mike, came to own a bookstore may be worth sharing, too. The Mustard Seed Bookstore will open Feb. 16 at 74 Front […]
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Scarborough ice arena a 'unique situation' for decision makers
SCARBOROUGH — The Planning Board heard a preliminary proposal Monday night for a nearly 40,000-square-foot indoor ice rink adjacent to the Benjamin F. Wentworth Intermediate School parking lot and across Quentin Drive from the Scarborough Public Library. Plans proposed by the nonprofit Friends of Scarborough Hockey to raise funds for the $5.5 million rink and to […]
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Police suspect alcohol in Harpswell crash
HARPSWELL — Police suspect a 50-year-old Cundy’s Harbor woman was under the influence of alcohol when her pickup truck crossed the center line Tuesday afternoon on Cundy’s Harbor Road and crashed into another truck, seriously injuring the driver. Police took a blood alcohol test from Cynthia Moody of Harpswell following the crash, which sent the […]
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Preservation group to hold annual meeting
BRUNSWICK — Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will hold its annual meeting Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m. at Bowdoin College’s Cram Alumni Hall. The meeting will include a potluck supper and a multimedia presentation, “Steve Powell’s World of Wildlife: In Film and Video,” narrated by historian Jay Robbins. Powell was a longtime biologist with the Maine […]
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Hannaford revises plan for Yarmouth Route 1 project
YARMOUTH — Plans for a new business complex along U.S. Route 1 near the Hannaford supermarket have been scaled back and may soon be OK’d, but some neighbors remain wary about the possibility of future development. Town staff are expected to decide Friday whether to approve a proposal submitted last month by Hannaford Bros. Co. […]